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How to Re-Energize Disconnected Classroom Participants

EmergingEdTech

In today’s modern environment, educators have their work cut out for them, from staying on top of adaptive learning technologies to navigating new student requirements. Whatever the causes, most educators agree that connectedness is crucial for achieving positive outcomes. Why the disconnect?

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Leijten, P., Spitzer, J., & Thomaes, S. A meta-analysis. link] Zhu, C.,

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Your Syllabus to SXSW EDU 2019 (and Where to Find Us!)

Edsurge

From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. Race, Social Media and the Role of Schools : Educational activism is on the rise and more visible than ever before. Thursday, March 7 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

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Education Technology Vendors in Higher Ed: Friends or Foes?

Edsurge

There were, however, several complaints about the overload of edtech information and “cold sales reach-outs” from vendors, especially via social media and online communications. (See study report for details.). More than a few interviewees were skeptical about the reliability of vendor-provided information, publications and research.

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

Edsurge

From adaptive learning to adaptive learners Siemens worries that current education systems aren’t adjusting to this new reality. Blogs, wikis and social media, on the other hand, are distributed across networks. It’s controlled, top-down, by the institution that bought it; it’s closed to anyone without a login.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Remember Edmodo?

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

Adorable animal characters will guide children through lessons, and the adaptive learning path will customize their experience to help them master skills. Educators often use Khan Academy Kids as part of daily station rotation, to supplement what students are learning in class or to allow them to learn new topics independently.